1. Vacuole of plant cells is large in size because it has to take part in following activities: 1. It stores salts, sugar, amino acids, organic acids and some proteins. 2. Metabolic wastes of the cell are dumped in the vacuole. 3. Lysosomal enzymes occur in the vacuole of plant cell. 4. The vacuole conRead more

    Vacuole of plant cells is large in size because it has to take part in following activities:
    1. It stores salts, sugar, amino acids, organic acids and some proteins.
    2. Metabolic wastes of the cell are dumped in the vacuole.
    3. Lysosomal enzymes occur in the vacuole of plant cell.
    4. The vacuole contains cell sap and helps in maintaining turgidity of the cell.
    5. Plant cell vacuole contains an osmotic concentration which is required for the process of osmosis through plasma membrane.

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  2. Lysosomes are called scavengers of the cell because they remove cell debris consisting of dead and worn out cell organelle by digesting the same. Rather they nourish the cells by sending out digesting nutrients into the cytoplasm.

    Lysosomes are called scavengers of the cell because they remove cell debris consisting of dead and worn out cell organelle by digesting the same. Rather they nourish the cells by sending out digesting nutrients into the cytoplasm.

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  3. See differences between prokaryotic (bacterial cell) and eukaryotic

    See differences between prokaryotic (bacterial cell) and eukaryotic

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  4. Endocytosis is swallowing up of food and other substances (bacteria, viruses) from external medium by the plasma membrane. This is possible only when plasma membrane is in direct contact with external medium. It occurs only in animal cells. In plant cells, a cell wall is present over the plasma membRead more

    Endocytosis is swallowing up of food and other substances (bacteria, viruses) from external medium by the plasma membrane. This is possible only when plasma membrane is in direct contact with external medium. It occurs only in animal cells. In plant cells, a cell wall is present over the plasma membrane. Therefore, their plasma membrane cannot perform endocytosis.

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